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New Developments in California Gambling Law – 2025. This year has brought a wealth of new legal and regulatory developments for gambling and casinos in California.  Many of the developments are driven by the desire of some tribes to monopolize gambling in California, which is filling the coffers of industry lawyers without actually advancing any […]

Gambling Regulation: Balancing Costs and Benefits. Casino regulation is essential for ensuring the integrity, fairness, and safety of gaming operations.   Yet regulators must avoid the temptation to substitute their judgment for management decisions by business owners when it comes to the specific means and procedures used to reach these same objectives.  There can be more […]

Sports Betting Regulation and Integrity. Within the last week a college baseball coach has been dismissed, and other college athletes and coaches are being investigated in connection with their prohibited participation in sports betting and the use of insider information.  This challenge to the integrity of the games and of sports betting may slow the […]

Learning from Poker Poker can teach you many life lessons, including about decision-making, patience, risk, controlling your emotions, and strategy.  To excel at poker, you must be able to make decisions based on incomplete information and continuously adjust your strategy based on new information and changing circumstances. What looked like a good starting hand can […]